The Power of Words

What is the difference between "debunking" and "disputing?" It's obviously the impact. Debunking implies research, authority, and indirectly, that those who subscribe to the alternate point of view are ignorant and confused. I am neither.

I wrote about the CRISPR technology used in the Wuhan Institute of Virology to insert a gain-of-function sequence into the genome of a SARS virus and create COVID-19. I posted it in early April of last year. The first headline and article here (courtesy of Tom Woods) from the Washington Post was printed in February. Here's my question: how could the author and editors be so certain if the research hadn't even been published yet? Can you say "propaganda?"